Cuauhtémoc By David Ellison After Moctezuma II had been murdered and his brother had succumbed to smallpox, the Aztec nobles chose Cuauhtémoc, one of their most distinguished military leaders, to defend the besieged Tenochtitlán and their doomed empire. He was only twenty-five years old. In Nahuatl his name meant “One who has descended like […]
Jacaranda By Michael Warren Purple on powder blue, it’s hard to tell where jacaranda ends and sky begins: across the morning haze, a single bell summons the faithful to confess their sins. It’s hard to tell where living seems to end and death begins. The tendrils ache towards the blue, and move and blend
The WidowThe Widow By Steve Griffin She is married to a ghost, her vows inviolate. Her late husband, she won’t consider late. In fact, he seems much more himself, interred so nicely on a shelf. Her devotion does not lack, because he cannot answer back. His calm demeanor satisfies, far more than would be
LAKESIDE LIVING Carol D. Bradley Email: cdbradleymex@gmail.comPhone: 33-2506-7525 June 2021 “I was a late bloomer. But anyone who blooms at all, ever, is very lucky.” Sharon Olds The Lake Chapala Society hosts Open Circle every Sunday at 10AM, a popular community gathering in Ajijic, to enjoy a diverse range of presentations. For more information and
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I See Dead People An Early Morning Walk along an Ancient Lake By Don Beaudreau The sun is just coming up over Lake Chapala while I take my morning walk. And my thoughts turn to things I cannot explain… My first conscious memory occurred when I was three years old and was being held
Unsung Heroes Godsend By Anna Elena Berlin Raquel Chavez The definition of godsend is: noun 1. a very helpful or valuable event, person, or thing. I’m pretty sure the word originated with a person that experienced a miraculous blessing in their life. Is it possible to express enough gratitude to somebody who enables a
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Front Row Center By Michael Warren Skylight By David Hare Directed by Collette Clavadetscher This play premiered in London in 1995, and it has received many awards and nominations, including a Tony Award for Best Play in 1997. Somehow it already seems dated, at least to a North American audience. Essentially the play is
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Conspiracy Theories Flourish When Conditions Are Ripe Dr. Lorin Swinehart “Oh Judgment! Thou“Oh Judgment! Thouart fled toBrutish beasts. Andmen have lost their reason.”Mark Antony in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” As my good friend and fellow El Ojo del Lago contributor Fred Mittag has frequently observed, “People will believe anything.” Conspiracy theories generally proliferate during
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Pains, Trains and Wildfires By Neil McKinnon This is the story of how the wife and I decided to rekindle our relationship, which had become painful and unexciting as a result of raising a family and working long hours—I, in a repetitive job in Calgary and she, as a teacher of small children in
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The Earring By Mark Sconce You see some strange things during your first three months as a Peace Corps Volunteer. And if you’ve been assigned to a scruffy little village on the Nepalese side of the border with India, you notice some strange things indeed. I was therefore fortunate to have rented my rooms
